Trump Attack on SSDI
Proposed change could end disability benefits for hundreds of thousands – read the article at Common Dreams.
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“One Nation: Tracked”
This story on cellphone tracking is the most important article you should read now, period. Read more at Common Dreams.
Afghanistan Papers an Eerie Reminder of Vietnam
Recent revelations about the failings of the US war in Afghanistan reflect the Pentagon Papers leaked in the 1970s, and Noam Chomsky’s early analysis of them. Read more at Asia Times.
I Was Kidnapped, Tortured And Marked For Death For Being Gay. Here’s How I Escaped.
Families in my country would rather live with the grief of a dead child than the shame of having a gay son and brother. Read the article at The Huffington Post.
Local chapter of Extinction Rebellion challenges the system
The local chapter of the global movement Extinction Rebellion is challenging the system that has brought an existential crisis to humanity and all of earth’s other life forms. On Friday over two dozen members of…
Biggest Pay Raise in a Generation: Medicare for All
By Jake Johnson Medicare for All would give most U.S. workers “the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation,” two economists from the University of California, Berkeley said in October, countering one of the main…
Green New Deal for Public Housing to Solve Multiple Crises at Once
By Jake Johnson Framing the climate crisis as both an existential threat and a “tremendous opportunity” to fundamentally transform American society, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November unveiled a Green New Deal…
Crucial Differences Between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
By Hadas Thier After several months of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are playing very nice with each other. But the rest of us are starting to debate the…
Voter Suppression Is Destroying US Democracy – In 2020, Expect More
by Carol Anderson America hangs in the balance. The elections in November next year will determine whether the United States continues down the road of authoritarian dynastic rule or reclaims the work of expanding and…
A Bold Plan to Strengthen and Improve Social Security
By Dean Baker The Social Security 2100 Act proposed by Connecticut Representative John Larson is getting closer to being passed by the House of Representatives. It now has more than 200 co-sponsors. If it were…